"We are saddened by the loss of this young life and we will work vigilantly with the Fairfield Police Department to bring the perpetrators to justice as quickly as possible," Miles College President George French Jr. said in a statement.

The college sent an email to faculty and students around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday stating a student had been shot and killed. The email urged all students and staff to remain safe as police searched for the person responsible.

According to police, the complex is located on the old Lloyd Nolan Hospital property. The off-campus complex is owned by Miles College.

Two people are believed to have been involved in the shooting, but at this point, no one is in custody in connection with the crime. Both the police and the college believe the incident was isolated and that no other students were ever in danger.

"Most people report only hearing one gunshot fired, which indicates he was the primary target," Fairfield Police Chief Leon Davis said.

"For Miles College, it is not a common situation at all. This is very uncommon for us. It's never happened in our history, we take this extremely serious. We take the safety of our students to be serious," said Charles Crockrom Sr., head of security for Miles College.

Miles College is holding an on-campus candlelight vigil for Morris at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Square between Bass, Pitts and Murchison Halls.